Whither Trumpmania in Malaysia?


Despite public indignation, Malaysia is preparing to welcome a figure whose legacy is written not in diplomacy, but in destruction.

As the fires in Gaza continue to burn, with tens of thousands killed and millions displaced, the reappearance of Donald J. Trump on the international stage poses both moral and strategic questions of the highest order: will Malaysia, long a voice of conscience for the oppressed, now offer a red carpet to one of the most unrepentant enablers of genocide?

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